A collection of youth in the Midwest found that banding geese and wading in a river collecting aquatic plants qualified as a summer job.
“I had always admired them from a far, but actually getting a chance to hold one was an amazing experience,” wrote one Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) enrollee about their goose banding [...]
November 2, 2009 | Posted in
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Donation Paves Way for “Guided School Program” Facility
10/26/2009 – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that the agency is partnering with the non-profit group Friends of Five Rivers to construct a new education building at the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar (Albany County).
Friends of Five Rivers, [...]
October 26, 2009 | Posted in
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Bald Mountain Recreation Area, in conjunction with Chizzy’s Charity Artist Network in Lake Orion, will be hosting the “Artunes on the Mountain” fund-raiser on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 12 to 8 p.m.
This event is a fund-raiser for the Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Henry Ford Health System — Hospice/Sandcastles Grief Support for Children and [...]
October 5, 2009 | Posted in
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Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Coordinate Contest, Host National Event
ATHENS, Texas-The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) has agreed to host the 2010 national State-Fish Art expo next July.
“The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is an ideal location to host the expo,” said TFFC director Allen Forshage. “We have a conference center, aquaria and educational exhibits and [...]
October 5, 2009 | Posted in
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West Virginia’s youth waterfowl season has been set for Sept. 26, 2009, and the youth squirrel season is scheduled for Oct. 3, 2009, according to Curtis I. Taylor, Chief of the Wildlife Resources Section of the Division of Natural Resources.
“These special youth hunts provide an excellent opportunity to introduce youngsters to our state’s strong hunting [...]
September 21, 2009 | Posted in
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Young shooters will be honored by representatives of the U.S. Olympic shooting program and Miss Outdoor Missouri.
LINN CREEK, Mo.–Hundreds of young shooters from across the state will descend on this Camden County community Sept. 27 to vie for honors in the Missouri Youth Sport Shooting Alliance’s (MYSSA) first Youth Fall Classic Trap Shoot.
The event will [...]
September 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Teaching children a lifelong hobby; instilling an appreciation for our marine environment; and providing a fun, family outing are the objectives for the Martin County Kids’ Fishing Clinic.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish Florida, the Martin County Parks and Recreation Department and the Sport Fish Restoration Program present a free Kids’ Fishing [...]
September 6, 2009 | Posted in
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is launching a new online video game aimed to encourage kids to go outside and learn about the environment. Designed for children ages 8 to 11 years old, Neighborhood Explorers is accessed through the Service’s Let’s Go Outside! website at http://www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/.
The journey through the game begins when you meet [...]
September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Teaching children a lifelong hobby, instilling an appreciation for our marine environment, and providing a fun family outing are the objectives for the Fernandina Beach Kids’ Fishing Clinic.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the Florida Foundation for Responsible Angling, Fort Clinch State Park and the Sport Fish Restoration Program present a free Kids’ [...]
June 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Parents and kids won’t want to miss the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s ninth annual free Cherokee Kid’s Camp slated for June 20.
Cherokee Kid’s Camp is held at the Cherokee Wildlife Management Area in northeast Oklahoma. Youth age 15 and under are welcome, and the event is free. No pre-registration is required.
“Hunting and fishing are [...]
June 8, 2009 | Posted in
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